ON OUR GAYDAR — News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web.

• The hate crime murder trial that charges Dwight DeLee with killing Syracuse's Teish Cannon, a transgender woman, begins July 13. "It will be tried with a hate crime attachment, although in a cruel twist, Teish will be referred to by her birth name, Moses Cannon, because the NY State hate crime statute only covers crimes against sexual orientation, not gender expression or identity. In a sense, Teish will have her transwoman identity stripped away from her."
• Chaz Bono goes up against the paparazzi.
• The Rev. Al Sharpton boogies on the Apollo stage at a musical memorial for Michael Jackson.
• What really happened during a Michigan public park sex sting operation?
• Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker are the new Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. They'll star in Cloudburst, about two lady lovers who break out of their nursing home for a road trip full of hijinks.

• "God Says No, the first novel by James Hannaham, about a closeted black man trying to navigate the opposing forces of his faith and his desire," is one book worth buying for its cover.
• South Carolina's Cheating family values Gov. Mark Sanford apologizes to citizens … via email. A medium he should stay away from. Especially when the technology reveals his extramarital affair was actually illegal in his state.
• Michael Jackson was planning a dance album?
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· CHIP1218 says: I am so glad I have never spent a penny at a Walmart, and plan to continue to only... »
Robert Bellamy Jr. Bashed 2 Guys Because ‘God Made Me’ (20)
· Sebs says: god made hate blacks »
Was Michael Jackson Gay? No, But He Wasn’t Exactly Straight, Either (137)
· Lady Robyn says: Denise to sit up there & think that he was 100% straight & hypersexual as... »
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· MackMichael says: One more thing, Just a Thought….I really want you to commit to something... »
· MackMichael says: Just a Thought, Where did I suggest that I closed the door on you? In my long,... »
Can’t A Television Show Say ‘Fag’ Anymore Without GLAAD Getting Upset? (63)
· hahaha says: Wow, I can’t believe he had to end his article trying to persuade people that we... »
Maggie Gallagher’s Maine Condolence Letter Will Surely Cause You to Tear Up (46)
· mark says: Maggie doesn’t make men queer. She does make queers very happy we don’t have... »
· mark says: Maggie’s vagina monolouge a raspy cough through cob webs and if the Garden of Eden... »
· mark says: The verb “to Maggie” to make a sad little qweef no one is around to hear »
The problem with Sanford being prosecuted is that thanks to a small decision called Lawrence v. Texas crimes such as adultery and fornication were effectively removed from the books, just as the crime of sodomy was.
Now we know why he went to Argentina…